Primary completion rate, total in Low income
Low income: Primary completion rate, total was 62.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Low income, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Low income is 62.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Low income peaked at 65.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1972.
Low income ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.9% | — |
| 1973 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 35.9% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 40.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 42.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 62.9% | 65.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 40 Greece 99.9% compare
- 41 Estonia 99.9% compare
- 42 Sweden 99.8% compare
- 43 Denmark 99.7% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 99.4% compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 99.4% compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 99.2% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Low income
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 57.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 350.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 677.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.08 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 483.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 2.77 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 807.78 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 919.47 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 202.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 905.72 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Low income?
- Primary completion rate, total in Low income was 62.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1972.
- How does Low income rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.